“And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.”
All those registered in the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred — the northern subtotal confirms that the northern division (157,600), though smaller than the eastern (186,400) and southern (151,450) divisions, comprises a substantial military force. The four-directional arrangement of Israel's camp around the tabernacle creates a visible representation of God's central role in Israel's national life and military structure.
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